Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-23
THE CHILDREN,S JUBILEE FETE.
Thirty thousand Of Them Gather
About the Queen-New Peers, BarO-
nets and knights.

The queen loft Buckingham Palace last evening
and went to Windsor Castle. AT the different sta
lions along the route she was cheered by enthust.
astic crowds. Previous to her departure the
queen visited Hyde Park where the childrens fete
I'm honor Of her majestys jubilee was held $4,000
little ones were present. They were arrayed on
the great lawn and made pretty picture. The
Prince and Princess OF Wales and their sons and
daughters, accompanied by a number OF their
royal guests, visited the park before the queens
arrival The children at once freed themselves
from restraint, broke the rope barriers and rushed
pell neil toward the visitors and packed them
selves In solid groups around them. All
etiquette vanished and the princes and prin-
cesses who seemed delighted at their position.
mixed among the children with perfect freedom
and pleasure. All at once the children began 10
sing 'fGod Bless the Prince OF Wales" They sang
In every key, but their earnestneSs and enthusiasm
made up for the lack OF harmony. The visitors
then made their way TO the platform erected for
their accommodation. The queen soon arrived.
children maSSed themselves in an orderly manner
along both sides OF the road over which her
majesty's carriage passed and moved with IL
toward the stand, the assembled bands PLAYING
the national anthem, which the children all sang
with grand effect. The queen reached and as
ceeding. AT its conclusion she presented a
memorial cup to little girl, who had been Sc
lected to represent all the children assembled.
When the queen departed the whole assemblage
sang "Rule Britannia" Mrs. Gladstone, Lord
Derby and Lord Spencer were present.
"JoB LOT" OF PEERS AND BARONETs.
Among the peers to be created are Sir John Stau-
byn, liberal unionist, member OF parliament for
the st. Ives division OF CORNWALL; Mr.. Henry WILL
lam Eaton, a conservative member OF parliament
for Coventry, and Mr.. Edward FelloweS, a copious
contributor TO the conservative electoral fund.- and
formerly member OF parliament for Huntington.
Baron LondeSborough Will be made an earl. The
earl OF Strathmere, now a Scotch representative
peer, and Viscount Galway, an Irish peer, will be
made peers OF the United Kingdom. Baronetcies
will be conferred upon thirteen persons including
Sir Algernon BOrthwick, editor and proprietor OF
the London Morning Post; Mr.. Moon, chairman OF
the London and Northwestern Railway, and Mr..
OF parliament for .Govan: Thirty-three
persons will be made knights. including
Martin Holloway, the heir OF the pill man, and the
mayors of York. Liverpool. Leeds sheffield, Bristol,
Newcastle, Portsmouth, Stafford, Windsor, Nor
wien and Newcastle. Among the honors TO be
conferred the crown prince OF Austria will be
made an extra Knight OF the Garter, and Grand
Duke Sergius OF Russia, the Grand Duke OF Hesse,
the Grand Duke OF Sake Meiningen, Prince Edward
OF SAKE Weimar, Prince Victor OF H0henlOhe-Lan-
genburg and Prince Louis of Battenberg Will be
decorated with the grand cross OF the order OF
the Bath. A long list OF minor decorations Will
also be conferred.
The Pau Mail Gazette says the list is 'joh
lot the choice OF persons for elevation TO The
peerage being especially disappointing. "Lord
Salisbury" says the Gazette, "haS no excuse OF ex-
pediency, for his creations not even men OF I'm
pOrCance enough 10 De WOrJn KICKING upSIdlIS-
The omissions from this shabby list more strik-
ing than its contents. Where is the baronetcy
which was to 1mmOrtalize the proprietor or the
seal OF unioniSm, the Daily Telegraph Where Is
the peerage which was to have shed a halo Of
royal favor over that sole pillar or an 1mper1ieo
state identified with Parnellism and crime"
MIR. BLAINE'S IMPRESSION.
Mr.. James G. Blaine spent quiet day in London
yesterday recuperating from the fatigue OF Tues
day. He expressed himself as having been
charmed with the spectacle in the abbey, and
pronounced the entire ceremonial within and
without the edifce grand and never-to-be-for.
gotten sight His exceptional treatment, too, az
the hands OF the officials and prominent English
him, as indeed it might for upon all sides he has
been received with as much consideration and
with conspicuous evidences or recognition or his
prominence could have been evtnced toward
any man not OF royal blood.